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On the positive side it shows a lot of consistency and discipline to stick with your goal. You’re also getting leaner, which is great from a health and aesthetic point of view.

I've just got big bones

On a serious note I actually put on about 20kg of fat from drinking copious amounts of beer and lots of fast food. I knew I was getting heavier but because I wasn't playing sport anymore I didn't care. The realization that I was getting fat came around a month ago when I had to buy a complete new wardrobe of t-shirts for work. I was wearing Large shirts but I was being strangled so I had to upgrade to XL. After I bought the new shirts I felt alright but than last week I noticed a lot of my trousers weren't fitting anymore. I was sucking in my gut and the buttons popped so that's when I made a decision that I've got to change. When I measured my waist I was horrified. Type II Diabetes, cardiovascular issues, sleep apnea, osteoarthritis and joint/tendon issues are all stuff that I'm exposing myself to by being this heavy. That and the fact that I feel embarrassed to take my shirt off these days as well

On the job front it's going great. I love my job and I'm working in an office now, which has always been the goal. I know some people complain about 9-5 life being boring but compared to labouring or waking up at 3am each morning to work in a meat factory this is like winning the lottery. I've been working in the same job ever since I moved back to my home state in March 2014. That's one huge positive in my life and given me a lot of self-esteem as well as some financial security.

I finish work in a couple of hours and than I'm off to train. It's a beautiful afternoon here so I'm going to go down to the track and do some tempo runs. I was planning on doing some sets of 200m in 30 seconds with 10 minute rest between each set. However, I'm thinking that might be a bit too ambitious since I haven't been to the track at all for yonks. I'll do some tempo 100s instead.

Are you mainly going to run pros this season or a mixture of pros and amateur?
How's your training coming along now? Same old or is it different now that it's almost race time.

Not really a music video but some powerful photos.
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27/03/15
Squatstrong: Week 1- Day 4

Sprint time!!!

Ended up doing the running with my wife who is a far better runner than I. I am far quicker over short distances but cannot keep up over the longer distances which is basically anything over 400-600m.

400m warm up
3 x 400m with 200m job between

4 x 50m sprint with 50 walk inbetween

Like I said it ended up deviating from the plan but was good to run with the missus.
Also would have done more but calves and TFL area were ridiculously tight and felt on the verge of tearing. Figured it'd be better to pull back a bit and rest.

Nice to see you're doing running

But yeah definitely take a conservative approach when it comes to calves. They're an absolute bitch to recover from once they start getting damaged.

That sucks about the timing issues. The other annoying thing is when they have no wind indicated (NWI) so the time doesn't count officially either.
Have you raced any more pro races recently?

Quote from: seifullaah73 on December 09, 2014, 01:56:08 pm

I think I can run the 100m under 14 seconds, as I was able to reduce my training time down by 2-3 seconds. So I am finished with that workout.

It's great you're finally going to the track after your 8 month (!!) hill training phase.

 

Thanks guys. Im trying to keep my head up its just every day is so much harder than the last. I did go lift last night, didnt want to but I made myself. I'll update this post later with the workout.

That's good man.
It's hard to stay positive but the best thing you can do is be around friends and keep yourself occupied with basketball, gym, and work etc. otherwise you'll dwell on shit and become even more depressed.
Women can be ruthless. My ex took my car, my tv, furniture, and pretty much everything in that house was mine. That's just material shit luckily I don't have kids but if they got taken away from me I'd be frustrated as well and would be doing anything I can to get them back.

I don't know what it's like in the US but in Aus the court system is bullshit. Takes years and years to get outcomes and usually favors women but hopefully in your case you get a quicker outcome and a favorable one at that.

Peace